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This type was struck 1889-92 and is known as the "Jubilee head" for Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901). It is a fairly readily available shilling in nice condition and none of the dates are rare.
 
This type was struck 1889-92 and is known as the "Jubilee head" for Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901). It is a fairly readily available shilling in nice condition and none of the dates are rare.
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''Recorded mintage:'' 5,665,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 5,665,000.
  
''Specification:'' 5.65 g, .925 fine silver, .168 troy oz ASW, 23.5 mm diameter.
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''Specification:'' 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, .168 troy oz ASW, 23.5 mm diameter.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' S-3926, KM 774.
 
''Catalog reference:'' S-3926, KM 774.
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* [[Great Britain 1891 half penny|1891 half penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1891 half penny|1891 half penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1891 penny|1891 penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1891 penny|1891 penny]]
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* [[Great Britain 1891 6 pence|1891 sixpence]]
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* [[Great Britain 1891 florin|1891 florin]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1891 half crown|1891 half crown]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1891 half crown|1891 half crown]]
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* [[Great Britain 1891 crown|1891 crown]]
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* [[Great Britain 1891 1/2 sovereign|1891 half sovereign]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1891 sovereign|1891 sovereign]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1891 sovereign|1891 sovereign]]
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* [[Great Britain 1892 shilling|1892 shilling]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1894 silver penny|1894 silver penny]]
 
* [[Great Britain 1894 silver penny|1894 silver penny]]
* [[Great Britain 1895 shilling|1895 shilling]]
 
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1891]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1891]]
 
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]
 
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
 
[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Latest revision as of 09:12, 25 July 2025

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection
GB 1891 shilling rev DSLR.jpg

This type was struck 1889-92 and is known as the "Jubilee head" for Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901). It is a fairly readily available shilling in nice condition and none of the dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 5,665,000.

Specification: 5.65 g, 0.925 fine silver, .168 troy oz ASW, 23.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: S-3926, KM 774.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

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